adjective
- completely confident in a way that is annoying to other people; overconfident
Usage: often implies arrogance or excessive self-assurance
Examples
- He was cocksure that he would win the election without campaigning.
- Her cocksure attitude made it difficult for others to work with her.
- The cocksure young lawyer underestimated his opponent.
- Don’t be so cocksure about the test results until you see them.
- His cocksure predictions about the stock market proved to be wrong.
- She spoke in a cocksure manner that irritated her colleagues.